Definition of azoospermia in English:
azoospermia
noun ˌeɪzəʊəˈspəːmɪəˌāzōəˈspərmēə
mass nounMedicine Absence of motile (and hence viable) sperm in the semen.
Example sentencesExamples
- Where the initial semen analysis reveals azoospermia a centrifuged sample should be examined for sperm in the pellet.
- The cause of male infertility according to the medical model of infertility is due to abnormal sperm parameters, azoospermia and antisperm antibodies.
- Men with nonobstructive azoospermia and severe ogliospermia (fewer than 5 to 10 million sperm per mL) should be informed of the potential genetic abnormalities associated with azoospermia or severe oligospermia.
- The resultant obstructive azoospermia can be treated quite successfully with a combination of sperm aspiration and ICSI.
- In patients with azoospermia or severe oligospermia, the karyotype should be determined because of the increased incidence of karyotypic abnormalities in this population.
Derivatives
adjective
Medicine The type of chromosomal aberrations detected in the azoospermic and oligozoospermic men are given in Table I.
Example sentencesExamples
- Pericentric inversion of chromosome 9 was seen in one azoospermic patient.
- In azoospermic men sperm can be retrieved surgically from the epididymis (percutaneous epididymal sperm aspiration) or from the testis itself (testicular sperm aspiration or extraction).
- To determine if ejaculatory duct obstruction exists, transrectal ultrasonography is indicated in patients who are azoospermic with palpable vasa and low ejaculate volumes.
- Constitutional chromosome abnormalities were identified in 14.3 per cent of azoospermic and 6.5 per cent of oligozoospermic men, with an overall rate of 10.2 per cent.